Update Our ticketing, donations, and membership sales portal is down for scheduled maintenance on the afternoon of 4/11.
1807-1808
GUSN-640
A: Body: Rectangular in section, seamed at one side under handle. Applied gadrooned rim; sides curved and taper to 4 vertical ball feet at corners. Two scroll handles attached at rim with acanthus leaf, and at two points on the base. Repousse and chased rococo decoration of flowers and scrolls with central cartouche. B: White bag marked "sugar bowl. "
sugar bowls
gadrooning
repoussé
silver (metal)
acanthus (motif)
cartouches (ornament)
Silver
Gadrooned
Repousse
Acanthus
Cartouche
BOWL, SUGAR
Struck on sides: [London 1807 & 1808 marks]
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Elliot, William, 1807 C-1814 C (Silversmith)
London, England
5 x 7.25 (HxW) (inches)
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.673AB
Historic New England is committed to implementing reparative language description for existing collections and creating respectful and inclusive language description for new collections. If you encounter language in Historic England's Collections Access Portal that is harmful or offensive, or you find materials that would benefit from a content warning, please contact [email protected].
Sign up to our newsletter for our latest news and events
